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Tim Burke feels better about his quarterback situation now than he did four days ago.

It's not like the Bomber head coach didn't believe in Max Hall and Chase Clement. He just needed to see that they could actually throw a football and not be completely confused by a CFL defence.

So far, so good, as Burke said he was surprised the new duo picked everything up as quickly as it did.

"I really feel much more comfortable after mini-camp than going into mini-camp," Burke said. "Not that I wasn't comfortable, but now I feel a lot better."

A CFL source said if the Bombers were going to make a play for Calgary's Kevin Glenn, it would happen between their mini-camp and the draft on May 6. It sounds like Burke is now content with Hall, Clement, Buck Pierce and Justin Goltz.

CAMP BITS

New safety Cauchy Muamba fell awkwardly to the ground without being touched about an hour into Friday's practice. He was suffering from back spasms and didn't return to the field "¦ Burke said linebacker Johnny Sears, who had knee surgery after last season, won't be ready for the start of training camp but should be good to go for the start of the regular season "¦ Running back Chris Garrett didn't practise on Friday because his Achilles tendon was a little sore. "That was expected, that he would get sore somewhere in the process," Burke said, "and fortunately it wasn't until day three, so that's a good thing." "¦ Burke liked the effort from new defensive back Desia Dunn during the mini-camp. "I really like him," Burke said. "He's gonna be a guy who's got a great chance of sticking around." "¦ The reason why receiver Clarence Denmark looked good this week, according to Burke, is because he now lines up on the line of scrimmage instead of running up to it before the ball is snapped "¦ Buck Pierce really watched his diet this winter in an effort to shed a few pounds and to be able to move around the pocket a little quicker. "He's in tremendous shape," Burke said "¦ The Bombers added three imports to their training camp roster on Friday, signing receiver Trevor Kennedy, linebacker Wendell Brown and defensive lineman Freddie Harris.

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Tim Burke feels better about his quarterback situation now than he did four days ago.

It's not like the Bomber head coach didn't believe in Max Hall and Chase Clement. He just needed to see that they could actually throw a football and not be completely confused by a CFL defence.

So far, so good, as Burke said he was surprised the new duo picked everything up as quickly as it did.

"I really feel much more comfortable after mini-camp than going into mini-camp," Burke said. "Not that I wasn't comfortable, but now I feel a lot better."

A CFL source said if the Bombers were going to make a play for Calgary's Kevin Glenn, it would happen between their mini-camp and the draft on May 6. It sounds like Burke is now content with Hall, Clement, Buck Pierce and Justin Goltz.